NVIDIA has taken the wraps off of the newest driver revision for GeForce 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000 and 200-series GPUs. Weighing in at 75-100MB, this beta Windows XP/Vista driver delivers the following changes:
- Optimized single GPU and SLI support for upcoming PC games.
- Numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release documentation notes.
There are also numerous performance optimizations for several of today’s hottest titles. Take a look after the jump to take a peek at the games that have received a boost with the new release.
- Boosts performance in several 3D applications. The following are examples of improvements measured with Release 182 WHQL drivers vs. Release 181.22 WHQL drivers (results will vary depending on your GPU, system configuration, and game settings):
- Up to 8% performance increase in Fallout 3 at high resolution and AA.
- Up to 10% performance increase in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
- Up to 9% performance increase in Half-Life 2 at high resolution with AA.
- Up to 11% performance increase in Left 4 Dead at high resolution with AA.
- Up to 10% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID at high resolution and AA.
Download
Windows Vista x86-32: Here
Windows Vista x86-64: Here
Windows XP x86-32: Here
Windows XP x86-64: Here
Please note that the Windows Vista x86-64 download is currently inoperative.
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